Planetary hours
in Barysaw.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.